Administration Warns on Unjust Wage and Price Hikes
Barry Bosworth of the Carter administration’s Council on Wage and Price Stability says the government will speak out against unjustified wage and price increases. He notes private decisions are not completely private and that tools like public hearings and subpoenas will be used, though no forceful rollbacks are guaranteed.
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UMW voters to weigh new coal contract amid strike
United Mine Workers members begin reviewing a 26 page contract as voting opens Friday after a 106 day nationwide strike. Arnold Miller says the proposal looks better for ratification and district leaders are explaining it more clearly.
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No Time To Spare In Platte Flood
Roy Gilliam aged 90 and his 78 year old wife fled in a back of a truck as the Platte River flood forced evacuation of Valley Nebraska. The disaster has driven over 4000 people from seven eastern Nebraska counties. A 71 year old widow Emily Hedges was found dead in flood waters near North Bend after refusing to evacuate, the only known fatality. Valley residents, 1600, were ordered to evacuate Monday by the mayor.
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Violence Up But Serious Crime Falls Across Nation
FBI statistics show a 1 percent rise in violence yet a 4 percent drop in overall serious crime last year from 1976. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell called the report an incentive to officials and the public, while noting no clear reason for the overall decline. Rape rose 10 percent, aggravated assault 5 percent, and murder 1 percent, with robbery down 4 percent.
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Rhodesia names black moderates to join Smith gov
Bishop Abel Muzorewa Rev Ndabaningi Sithole and Chief Jeremiah Chirau were sworn in at a 45 minute ceremony at Independence to join Prime Minister Ian Smith in a transitional government aimed at black rule by year end. The oath area was closed to reporters and Smith retains his prior oath after last fall’s election.
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Mondale to attend fund raiser for rival candidate
Colleen Yates of Sumter accuses the Carter administration of meddling as Vice President Mondale is set to appear at a $250 per person reception for opponent Kenneth L. Holland in Columbia on March 31. Holland called the invitation an honor. Yates criticized Mondale stepping into a primary race, arguing it splits the party.
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Hunt for Aldo Moro narrows to Tuscan hills near Florence
Rome police and 400 officers searched the Amiata Mountains 50 miles south of Florence for Red Brigades members holding Aldo Moro. Investigators still believed the five-time premier was in Rome as the cave search found a painted logo on a wall but no captors.
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Reading is Fundamental programs brighten two Aiken schools
East Aiken Elementary and Eustis Park Elementary run Reading is Fundamental drives this week giving every child a free book. Students dress as book characters and parade on campus as PTO and PTA sponsor the three distribution days, with two more planned before school ends.
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Crisis Line volunteers sought for April training in Aiken
Aiken County Crisis Line will start an April 10 training for volunteers at 7 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church. Shirley Thornburg notes 40 volunteers already work the line, needing more helpers aged 20 and up with a few spare hours monthly. Det. Chuck Edwards will speak April 3 on handling “what if” scenarios.
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Chuck) Edwards
Senate Debates Emergency Farm Aid Amid Panama Canal Talk
The Senate plans a day of action on emergency legislation to aid grain cotton and soybean farmers, with expectations it could broaden relief. The Cabinet's economic policy council also meets on farm policy as Carter weighs boosting prices. Protesting farmers press Congress for relief as spring planting nears.
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Barnwell AA Group Sets Meeting
A new Alcoholics Anonymous group for Barnwell County residents announces its first meeting Monday at 8 30 p m at the United Methodist Church in Barnwell. The gathering invites those seeking to stop drinking and interested friends and relatives to attend, with ongoing meetings every Monday. For more information call 259 5900.
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Amtrak May Take Over Crescent Service
The U S House approved a resolution allowing Amtrak to assume control of the Southern Crescent, the last major privately run passenger train. Southern Railway Co sought to discontinue the route from Washington to New Orleans, and Congress urged Amtrak to decide without a prior directive.
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